- yes. - are you robert bowers' assistant?- have you ever met a person by the name of ben preswick? - no. - [sighs] [door opens] - senator haverstock, your 12:30 is here. - mia. hello. - wow, kudos on the primitive art, bio-dad. - [chuckles] thanks, kid. i'm glad you came. - well, i was glad to get out of that house. - not a good day to be a bowers, huh? i read the news. - yep. - we'll seek out soup. good food for a bad day. i know a place. huh? - okay. all right. second wife, no kids, fake tan. - how can you tell? - from the size of that stupid ring. her hips are smaller than mine, and also, she's orange. - [chuckles] okay. my turn. uh-oh. business deal gone bad. has to ask mama to bail him out, again. - nice. - [chuckling] this is fun. do me. - okay, um... giant, hairy narcissist who's pretending to be interested in his illegitimate daughter, when all he really wants is... fill in the blank. - wow. smart as a whip, and direct. you get that from me. - just tell me. - okay. i'm dying. of leukemia. - is that what all those pill

bowers was taken into police custody. the buccaneers have yet to comment on the arrest. >>> flames and dark smoke fill the sky after two gas pumps exploded at a florida texaco. a driver in jacksonville caught it on his cell phone. the blaze started monday evening. there were cars at the gas station. no one was hurt though. state fire marshals looking into what caused that massive blaze. >> a fuel leak is the cause of an engine fire that disabled the cruise ship triumph. the coast guard said that it caught pitire in the engine roo. it stranded more than 4,000 passengers and crew members. five days no power and no running water. safety board looking into this incident and says it could be six months before they reach a final conclusion. >> some south carolina residents are seeing a new ad with a familiar face this morning. >> more recently, i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes. in their wake, we can learn a lot about grace, a god of second chances and be the better for it. in that -- >> that's fo

bowers tried to board a flight with a loaded .40 caliber firearm. flight was leaving new york headed to raleigh, north carolina, that gun found by tsa agents in bour's carry on luggage. he was a connected round pick in 2011. he played college at clemson. the buccaneers have yet to comment on that arrest. investigators say a leak is to blame for a fire that disabled a cruise ship and left pass verse stranded for close to a week. a fuel leak sprayed on to -- and caught fire on the cruise ship triumph. the fire shut down the ship stranding passengers at sea for five days with no power and no running water. the ntsb is looking into the incident and says it could be six months before they reach a conclusion. >> this morning police are looking into what led an officer-involved shooting that killed a former marine. police were called out yesterday afternoon to a town house in the 3400 block of duke street in alexandria to check out a domestic violence call. once officers arrived, they found taft sellers with a armed. there was a shooting and sellers died.

bowers had a loaded 40 caliber gun in his carry- on bag.d the team have declined a comment. bowers was a second round pick two years ago and he finished with three sacks last year. >> a virginia beach pizza shop owner is showing his support for firearm rights by giving gun owners a 15% discount. the discount is given to a concealed handgun permit to his business. the owner says that he plans on offering this discount for a limited time. but he says that the response has been overwhelmed and that he might make it permanent. what do you pick about this story? share your thoughts. facebook.com/kron4. >> a new york television news anchor is accused of choking his wife at their connecticut home and threatened her even after police arrested him. police received a call sunday morning from anchor rob morrison to rob the night and wrapped his hands all around her neck. the arrested officers said they heard him threatening to do her more harm while they were processing him. she did not seek medical attention. >> we will be right back. been shn opping

. >>> daquan bowers was arrested after laechgdly trying to board a plane in new york with a loaded handgun in his carry-on. >>> and the mascot for the washington nationals visited mt. rushmore and the giant carvings of presidents. >>> drag racer antron brown got a lot of excitement at the winternationals when his engine exploded and sent the vehicles exploding. luckily, no injuries. >>> and in canada, nine seniors lined up and sank nine putts one right after another. an amazing hole in one. >>> "early today" sports, a touch of gray. >>> just ahead, the new york post. and the hollywood baby boom continues. plus, we'll have your daily dose of adorable baby animals. you can never get enough of those. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this terse morning. this is a 48-hour snowfall forecast. this will pretty much take us out as we go throughout your tuesday into wednesday night period. again, this is the upcoming storm system. it looks like the heaviest snows are going to be as we go throughout your wednesday evening into thursday morning. time for an expanse here as we go into

does tom cruise have a $50 million lawsuit against bower media? >> i believe he does. on the defamation lawsuit have you to prove that the publisher, or whoever put this in writing actually knew that it was a false statement. as the discovery will disclose there was no proof that he abandoned his daughter. you know, in order to make such a vicious attack on someone's good character or reputation it's awful. and they don't have the proof of that and i'm sure that if cruise did not have enough evidence to show that that statement is false would he not have filed this lawsuit. jenna: ted they might be guilty of bad word choice. the question is are they guilty with a false report of defamation here? it's interesting, tom cruise's own attorneys admit in a letter to bower media that they acknowledge in one of their articles that tom cruise and his daughter are very close, and that they speak every day, and so that was part of the story, it wasn't omitted from the story. they are just angry that it wasn't on the front cover. >> oh, absolutely, jenna, you're so right on this.

bowers who played for the tampa bay buccaneers had no comment.m had no comment, and there it is. can't say it enough times. you have to use your head especially when it comes to guns at this point in time. danika patrick has made history. at the daytona 500 sunday, she will start in the poll position. she is the first woman to ever claim the honor. in fact, she's the first woman to secure the poll for any nascar race and probably the number one accomplishment of patrick's career. she's received a lot of publicity but has yet to truly back it up on the course. she'll start first alongside jeff gordon. >> i was brought up to be the faster driver, not the faster girl. that was instilled in me. driving in those moments where the pressure on has been a help for me, and i feel like i have been very lucky in my career to be with good teams. we have a lot more history to make, and we are excited to do it. >> it's funny how love will follow good things. she was married to some guy. it didn't work out. she got rid of him. now she's dating a driver, and she

they're all set to harlem shake by bower. and then they are all dancing crazy.n alien, a teletubby, a power ranger and a weird like ninja? >> if you thought that was crazy, this video started off a series of parodies of the harlem shake that have hit the web. it starts off with one person sort of doing their version of the harlem shake and everyone else in the room is not bothered by what he's doing, right? and then all of a sudden, there's a sharp cut. ♪ and they are all doing -- it's not really the harlem shake. i see like the bernie dance. i see crumping. i see a little bit of twerking. >> why are their clothes missing? >> it looks like you just do whatever you want. >> basically, yeah. >> this is the newest internet craze and we should be prepared to see a lot more of these? >> exactly. and this is so crazy. we at "rightth

no comment from the tampa bay bucks or bowers.a patrick the first woman to ever claim the pole position at the daytona 500. she'll share the front row with jeff gordon after qualify with a top speed of 196.4 miles per hour. the daytona 500 is this sunday. and every time you see one of these babies, these guys risk their lives. this is antron brown at the panoma drag championships. goes into the wall. walks away unharmed. it's amazing. the guy . walked out unharmed. that's a risky sport but they know what they're doing. >> i guess so.

after answering a craigslist ad in 2009, william dropped his sperm off at the door of couple, angela bower and jennifer shriner. >> for me, for all intents and purposes is a contract that says look, i'm giving up parental rights. >> kansas law says differently. dr. michelle. >> many states automatically say, if an insemination does not take place, either in a physician's office or under a physician's guidance, that donor will automatically be considered as a parental figure. >> and that's why kansas wants the government assistance they paid back from morata. >> you don't have to deal with any of that because the donors agreements are with us. >> i believe it's unethical. >> this donor talked to us on the condition we wouldn't show his face or name. he passed the genetic medical and other testing fairfax bank requires. our donor admits although he is protected, he wasn't 100% clear on the law. and frankly, he's surprised. >> i think there are a lot of variables in it and the state have their reasons for doing what they are doing. i think it's crazy, especially for the kid. >> his attorneys

the 22-year-old bowers tried to bring a handgun onboard a flight to raleigh, north carolina. the weapon was found inside his suitca suitcase. >>> the u.s. coast guard says the engine fire that crippled triumph was caused by a leak in a fuel oil return line. the leaking oil hit a hot surface and ignited that fire in one of the ship's two engine rooms. >> call it the bump watch. kate middleton makes her first appearance since announcing her pregnancy in december. she pays a visit to an addiction treatment center. brace yourself, ladies and gentlemen. this will be the first time, the very first time, the public gets to see her baby bump. and we will bring it to you the very instant we see it. >> i guess she's used to being scrutinized, right? >> this is a big deal. >>> a houston couple is going to need a lot of diapers. this is a big deal. after four very rare bundles of joy arrived on valentine's day the 36-year-old gave birth to a very, very rare form of quadrupletts. four boyce, ace, blaine, cash and dylan are actually two sets of identical twins. so the chances, folks, of th

troy bower and yea beagle also scored. they're tied for third in the southeast division. the big game sunday against the rangers. >>> hopefully, this means we're back on track. and have winning ways. good deal. >>> want to get a look at our forecast now. tom kierein is here. yesterday was gorgeous by the way. >> wasn't it? it was a little chilly but great seeing the blue sky. it was wonderful. >> times are a changing. >> the cloud will be closing in. another mild day, though. it is cold o. there's the washington monument. we have a light breeze from the south. a light and variable wind throughout the morning. we have just dry pavement now. none of that iciness like yesterday morning. just a few clouds from the west. that's ahead of a system coming our way later today. by 6:00 a.m., 30 degrees. by noontime, near 50. by mid to late afternoon, might get a few sprinkles of light rain moving in. we'll quickly drop back into the 40s. may even hit mid-50s by mid afternoon briefly. overnight, if you're heading out, some rain around. maybe around 8:00 p.m. changing, mixing with sn

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no solo marta ha sido de las artistas detenidas con drogas ilícitas, en el 2010 el bachatero jimmy bowerven que murió en la autopista y también denunció a su pareja por violencia doméstica marta se presentará ante un tribunal en santiago donde se sabrá si es apresada formalmente, en santo domingo, esperanza ceballos, primer impacto. >>> atraparon a un vendedor de drogas en perú, después de seguirlo por varios días, él trató escapar, pero la gente le ceró el paso, vecinos y familiares impidieron que escapara. >>> en un allanamiento en la casa de texas, la policía encontró a 25 inmigrantes indocumentados de méxico y 3 presuntos coyotes las autoridades dieron con la vivienda porque fueron alertados por uno de los padres de las víctimas. >>> gracias a su perro, una niña fue rescatada de las garras de un secuestrador, el captor entró a la vivienda de la menor, la sacó de la habitación, pero el perro lo atacó y la obligó a soltarla muy bien por ese perrito. >>> como pueden ver, lloró desconsolada una pequeña de 4 años, porque los agentes de seguridad amenazaron con regitrar a la menor que tení

. >>> because has been formally charged -- bow wheres has -- bowers has been formally charged.e was about to board a plane and police found a 40 caliber handgun. the charge is serious enough, he could be sent to prison for 14 years and faces nfl sanctions. >>> they are considering hiring a team to work on the city's homeless problem. today the city will decide on a one year, or $72,000 contract with a palo alto based nonprofit to help homeless people find work and rebuild their lives. the city will also pick up track and clean up the city. >>> tonight oakland city council is due to vote on a resolution to keep them from patrolling the city of oakland. they would pay the chp $162,000 over two months to provide 10 chp officers. the chp officers started helping the oakland police department back in november but the chp has reportedly been paying the bill. >>> finding a donor can be especially challenging suffering from life-threatening conditions, coming up finding help for a man with a bay area man with a rare form of leukemia and how it can help other african-americans. >>> it i

. >> bowering joins the chase. >> i know he's not going to go over 30 miles per hour.uel tank is diesel. he's not going to get away. >> he may not get away, but he's doing plenty of damage. >> just knocked down grave stones and he's coming out on the 860 as we speak. >> i don't think he would have stopped. the only thing that did stop him were those double gates where he rammed and had his tire burst. >> it looks like it's going to be left, no, reversing back into the cemetery. >> its front tire damaged, the digger grinds to a stop. >> vehicle's stopped. >> but the driver doesn't surrender easily. >> he was extremely aggressive when officers approached him and they were forced to use incapacitant spray. >> for one guy, he's made a lot of trouble in just a few minutes. >> he has caused in excess of 30,000 to 40,000 pounds worth of damage. he was prepared to drive through a graveyard and desecrate that in order to try to get away. i think it's just an absolute disgrace. it's appalling. >> it turns out, the man is a member of a larger criminal ring that steals heavy equip

smoking one nearly killed 17-year-old emily bower of houston.mack dab in intensive care unit on life support and her family expected she would die. these pictures are of emily from last december. want to bring in cnn's legal analyst sunny hostin here. we talked about synthetic marijuana in the past. it is the kind of thing, the stores and the packaging, it creates this illusion they're harmless. >> candy. >> looks like candy. young people grab them and they're linked to thousands of medical emergencies. >> that's right. thousands. what is so fascinating, i went to a convenience store to look for it, because, i thought, gosh, it looks like candy. in new york, i couldn't find it. these items aren't legal. in 41 states including puerto rico, or and puerto rico, they're not allowed and law enforcement is sort of on to it now, but kids are still buying it. this kid bought it in texas, where it is illegal. still made its way on to the store's shelves and it can be really dangerous. get this, brooke. it is 100 times more potent than marijuana in many s

the county named richard bowers jr. to that post. he's the fire chief in montgomery county maryland. he'll take over for the retiring chief. he will officially take over the new post at the end of april. >>> prince george's county need your help in finding a missing mother and daughter. 25-year-old stephanie henrik and her 1-year-old daughter lennay were last seeing walking last thursday near a bus stop. they don't believe there's anything suspicious about their disappearance. if you see them, call prince george's county police. >>> the d.c. council may consider changing the proposed truancy bills for school. according to the washington post, more than 5,000 children missed more than a month of class last school year in the district. the proposed law would make d.c.'s attorney general prosecute cases after ten unexcused absences a school year. they have to do community service or face jail time. critics call it harsh and expensive. alexandria leaders are trying to keep virginia from taking over operations of a failing school. jeffers

troy bower, jay beagle son also scored. it pulled the caps out of the basement. they're tied for third in the southeast at this visidivision. >> they'll try to keep the winning going. >> hopefully it's the beginning of a turn around for the season. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here now. >> as the day progresses, big changes going on hour by hour. by 6:00, 7:00 more than, we'll be near the freezing mark. by noon, will be near 50 degrees and increasing clouds. late afternoon, chilly rain likely moving in. back down into the 40s. that's by 6:00, 7:00 had evening. around 8:00 or 9:00, that rain changing over to snow and down into the low 30s by midnight with some wet snow. accumulating a bit on grassy areas. off and on ending saturday afternoon. most of our viewing area, including washington and our nearby suburbs in maryland, much of virginia, around the bay, eastern shore, lighter amounts as well as in the mountains. all ending by saturday afternoon. windy and colder. near 20. sunday afternoon, highs only o the 30s. cold start to -- cold day but li

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. >> officials at new york's laguardia airport say they arrested tampa bay defensive end bowers yesterdayd a plane with a loaded gun in his luggage. tsa agents found the gun and immediately took him into custody. the bucs have yet to comment on the arrest ziefrnt the clock is ticking for virginia lawmakers trying to reach a deal on legislation to fund much-needed transportation project. five delegate and five senators are meeting to reconcile two different bills. republicans want to use more sales tax for revenue for transportation. democrats want some of virginia's gas tax to remain in place. lawmakers hope to have a deal in place by the time the general assembly adjourns on saturday imagine now nice it would be to have an extra lane or two on easing congestion on the always crowded interstate. other suggestions include extending metro, light rail and vre service from vienna to hay market and providing more electronic signs to offer alternate routes. >>> 6:35. new this morning, a local apartment complex leaves dozens homeless. what investigators are saying about this. >>> a lot of green

joining us now is oregon democratic senator ron wyden, who has repeatedly asked the obama administration bower drone policy. senator wyden, it's good to see you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me again. >> did you not in fact get what you had asked the president to give you and that you thought you would be getting this morning based on your conversation with the president last night? >> rachel, it's not clear. the fact is, and i went in first thing this morning, i was able to read some information that was helpful. i'm just not convinced yet that it is the full legal analysis that we need to do to do vigorous oversight. what today was really about is of course it was a nomination hearing for john brennan. but it ultimately was a question of upholding our system of checks and balances in government. and i think that system is out of whack these days and we've got to do some more for transparency and accountability in getting those checks and balances back. >> in terms of this specific program that you've been asking about the legal advice for, specifically targeting ameri

and he said to the hospital administrator that he was there to -- he said, i'm jack nelson from the bower row, and i'm here to -- from the bureau, and i'm here to look at the medical records of the students. [laughter] and the administrator thought he meant the fbi, which jack knew perfectly well that was the impression he was giving. he used to wear that brush haircut and a trench coat that reporters dressed like fbi men because it afforded them a certain amount of protection sometimes in the field. anyway, he was given access to those medical records, and he showed that most of the students were wounded running away in the back, they were shot in the back or on the soles of their feet. and it was an important break in that story to disprove what the troopers had been saying, that they had -- that the students had opened fire at them and had thrown molotov cocktails. so that's what i mean by pushing the envelope a little bit. >> that's right. that -- years after that, he would tell that story on himself. >> that sounds like a saint to me. [laughter] >> i think later when it became consid

john bowers, the q c to defeated the pension rights pointed out there is no protection. mr. deputy speaker, i am not a tory modernizer. [shouting] >> i believe marriage can only be between a man and woman. i do not surrender my principles. i believe this bill is wrong, the consultation process was a complete sham. it is opposed by the established church, it caused deep and needless divisions in the conservative party. there's no mandate for it, there are huge potential consequences not least the prospect -- prospect of legal challenge and the nation faces a challenge with the government needs to address. i therefore hope and pray that this measure will be rejected if not in this place in the other place. >> i will be voting against this bill because i am a conservative and also because i know the overwhelming number of my constituents are also against this bill. i have had three letters in support of this bill. that reflects the opinion within the christ church constituency. proponents of this bill are under one fundamental misconception and that is the man and woman are equ

dejuan bowers was arrested for carrying an illegal hand gun. he blew the whistle on himself.nto custody and posted $10,000 bond. if convicted, he faces at least 3 1/2 years in prison. >>> colorado house democrats pass new ammunition limits and also expanded background checks as part of a package of bills responding to recent mass shootings. one of those was at a movie theater in aurora, where 12 people were killed. legislation still has to be passed in colorado state senate. not sure how that will play out. but obviously taking action because something like that happened in their backyard. >> and just talk about the difference between lawmakers here. rhonda fields, the democratic representative for the area where the shooting happened, said enough is enough, i'm sick and tired of the bloodshed. but a republican representative of a different part of colorado is saying this bill will never keep evil people from doing evil things. it's interesting to see the opposing sides, even in a state where this was a mass shooting, they still stand by their sides. >> one republican lawmake

. >>> dequan bowers of the nfl tampa bay buccaneers if convicted of illegal gun possession. 292-year-oldo bring a .42 caliber handgun onto a flight at laguardia in a carry-on bag. >> a head scratcher. what was he thinking? >>> the engine fire that crippled the carnival "triumph" was caused by a leak in a fuel oil return line. there is no indication the blaze was intentionally set. >>> a houston couple had something really big -- really big to celebrate this valentine's day. we're talking about quadruplets. >> special, special quadruplets. >> 36-year-old teresa gave birth to the most rare form of quadruplets. the four boys are actually two sets of identical twins. the chances of that happening are 1-17 million. not big chances, folks. the couple did not use fertility drugs or in vitro fertilization and it was not a dig pregnancy. take my word for it. she says it was not a difficult pregnancy. hard enough to believe when are you dealing with four kids, two sets of identical twins. no sweat. so it's a big addition to their family, which had been small. they have another son, 2-year-old big

young nfl standout could spend the next 15 years in prison on weapons charges. 22-year-old daquan bowersuccaneers has been charged with illegal possession po -- gun possession. police found a firearm in his luggage at la guardia airport. >>> attorneys for retired drew peterson will push for a new murder trial today. they will argue his former lead trial -- his former lead lawyer botched the trial. peterson faces 15 to 20 years in prison after being kicked of murdering his third wife. >>> president obama has a new warping for congress. >> this is not an yab traction -- be a -- an abstraction. geatever you want, baby. hmm. let's just share a 20 piece. [ internal ] 20 mcnuggets, for only $4.99? oh, man. she's beautiful smart and sensible. jackpot. [ crewperson ] anything else? [ male announcer ] mcdonald's crispy, juicy chicken mcnuggets are now part of the extra value menu. so you get the tastes you love at a price you'll love even more. guess who's going to the game? [ internal ] thank you. [ male announcer ] the simple joy of having more to love. >>> stocks are higher on wall street amid

he said as unnewsworthy as it is to the nation, it is to me. 17-year-old emily bower almost died when it. she ended up in intensive care on life support in december. here she was. her family thought she was brain dead. and to everyone's amazement, emily did not die when they took her off life support. she is slowly recovering. but she may never be the same. emily's plight exploded on cnn.com after her sister uploaded photos, told emily's story on cnn i-report. so her sister, blake and her father tommy join me from houston. welcome to both of you. i'm so glad that she has turned this corner and seems to be doing okay. give me a quick check, tommy, tell me how she's doing today. >> she's doing pretty good. she's able to -- some of her eyesight is coming back. one of her arms she's able to feed herself with some cheetos and french fries, which she loves. she's able to drink and her diet -- she's on a normal diet. but it is going to be a long road. it is going to be a very long road. >> blake, i want to get to you in a minute, in your ireport, that got our attention and we appreciate that

solidifying a universe of so far responsible borrowers to ensure they will continue to be a responsible bowerreate an economic stimulus. if i've been patching the roof on my house, because i don't have the money to fully repair it and now i'm paying $300 or $400 least month. i will be able to spend the money in an economy that would have a ripple effect. is that a fair statement? >> as you know, i don't like to endorse specific proposals. >> forget about the proposal. just the question about the possibility of refinancing at lower rates? >> from the borrower's view that is better. the question the, what implications would that have on the lender's side or the fiscal side? would there be money coming in on the government's side to off jet it. it would help borrowers, it would. >> you said in your testimony, i don't know if you verbalized it but you said that deficit and debt matters but not all programs are created equal with their effects on the economy. fiscal policymakers should not lose sight of the need for policies that increase incentives to work and save. with that view being your stat

that he said should be headed by the top lawyer from his presidential campaign, that would be bob bowerd the top lawyer from the mitt romney for president, republican presidential candidate. the president calling the most emotional part of his speech, calling for gun violence measures, for example, background checks, to get a vote. president saying if you want to vote no, that is your choice, but they deserve a vote. and then transitioning so that "they" in his rhetoric were the members of the audience tonight, who themselves were victims of gun violence, including former congresswoman gabrielle giffords of arizona, telling the story tonight of 102 north miami woman who waited for hours for the right to vote. telling the story tonight of the first-on-the-scene police officer, in oak creek, who was shot more than ten times and who survived, and was here tonight. chris matthews is here with me tonight, along with lawrence o'donnell, chuck todd, and ed schultz in washington tonight. what was your reaction? >> you know, i like what he said about voting fix, fix the voting system, what he sa